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President Barack Obama's administration said Tuesday it was seeking to increase US military spending in Europe four-fold in a bid to reassure allies still unsettled by Russia's incursion into Ukraine.
The new spending would increase to $3.4 billion under the new plan, which is set to be formally unveiled next week as part of Obama's final presidential budget.
The Pentagon also said Tuesday it was ramping up spending for the battle against ISIS, doubling last year's request to $7 billion.
The White House said that figure would allow for "continuous U.S. armored brigade rotations" through stations in central and eastern Europe, as well as ramped-up U.S. participation in NATO military exercises and the deployment of additional combat vehicles and supplies to the region.

According to a report, the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff have been indirectly providing the Syrian military with intel on extremist fighting in Syria. There is fear in Washington that the agenda to oust President Assad will throw Syria into chaos and destabilize the region.

Texas Governor Abbott called for a national convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to limit the U.S. Supreme Court’s reach and limit federal interference. The move could also help Texas Senator Ted Cruz in his 2016 presidential campaign.

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